South Brooklyn Pizza
“I haven't been inside this place, so I can't attest to whether or not the Pizzaiolo is a Pizza Nazi.”
“Not much to say except that this pizza is way better than most delivery fare (check out the pic I posted) with big slices and regular prices.”
“Think it bumps it up a notch for sure.”
South Brooklyn Pizza
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
8 reviews
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Brooklyn plays home to several epic pizza places. Some historic, some new. And to South Brooklyn's credit, it's not going for the epic market. It's going for the drunken slice market, and wisely so considering how underwhelming their slice is.
Moreover, geographically speaking, South Brooklyn Pizza is close to Luigi's. Pizza speaking, it's not in the same ballpark "ain't even the same fucking sport" (Jules, Pulp Fiction). Especially for the price.
Three Stars – one for default, one for convenience to Cherry Tree, and one for a free slice I accidentally got there years ago.
I usually stop here if I'm going to Cherry Tree next door. $4 a slice is a bit pricey. Pizza is tasty, but I LOVE the garlic add on. Not the typical garlic powder, roasted garlic cloves in olive oil. You can never have too much garlic.
I've lived in the vicinity of SBP for as long as it's been around and never cared to step in. I think I read a bad Yelp review (saying it was $40 for a pie) and then my roommate told me slices were the most expensive in town ($5 each). But hey, when you're drunk and it's 3:30am, you have limited options. So yes, we had some $5 margherita slices.
Surprisingly, the pizza here was actually very good. Despite looking like it was sitting around for awhile, the crust crisped up well, and the basil and cheese seemed fresh enough. They also have roasted garlic you can toss on, which was delicious (but not date-friendly).
All in all, I'd recommend the pizza if you're willing to shell out $5. There are worse things you could eat in the wee hours of the morning.
When another Yelper called this place a shoebox, they weren't kidding. The two tiny tables took up way too much of the standing room to justify their existence. But hey, that's city real estate for you. I guess the big business here is delivery.
The guy behind the counter was friendly enough, and was even kind enough to act like he hadn't heard "but where are the plain slices?" a hundred times a day. They're how I tend to evaluate a pizza place because they're something that almost all of them have in common, but apparently when you have space this limited, boring old plain pizza just isn't worth it.
So, two margherita slices, $8.00. Ouch. Mind, they were a good size, but if you're in for a penny, you're in for at least $4.00 and that might not sit well with some. But still, the pizza's where I was thrown for a loop – the crust was crisp and tasty, the sauce homemade and, even more importantly, well made. The cheese was tasty and authentic, none of that overy-salty mess a cheaper place might use. Topped off with fresh basil, I really enjoyed my slices. The price point doesn't lend it to being a quick and casual bite, but this pizza is the real deal.
This review's for delivery only.
Cut the boozing off early Saturday night and rewarded myself with a pie and some wings. Got it around 1 AM and chowed down. I vaguely remember the pizza being fine and the wings hot and tasty. All in all, very solid. Good late-night spot.
SBP is trying to be markedly different in the other by-the-slice joints all over the city. In that, SBP succeeds. But does it succeed in making a great slice per se? The jury is still out on that one.
Ordered a slice of pepperoni, and after the gentleman behind the counter warmed it thing up and handed it to me on a plate, I noticed how enormous everything was. The slice itself is bigger than other slices, thicker, and heavier, too. Thus the $5 charge. The pepperoni slices were gigantic. They were like actual pepperoni you'd get at some Italian butcher. Huge. Diameter of a softball huge. I exaggerate a little, but not much.
Giant pepperoni is very difficult to eat. The meat is big and wants to stay together, despite your incisors best attempts to slice through it. The meat ends up sliding off the slice with the portion you tried to bite into your mouth. Not conducive to by-the-slice, eat-it-on-the-sidwalk eating. This stuff needs to be eaten with a knife and fork and plate.
The rest of the pizza was just okay. I mean the sauce was pretty good and probably complex and all that. The cheese was also large medallions of mozzarella, but had little flavor. The crust was okay, but it's not like this pizza is foldable NY style. Perhaps you order an entire pie to go. Or you eat it with knives at forks at the next door Cherry Tree. Or ya go somewhere else nearby.
We ordered the Carne and Margherita pizza. The Carne pizza had a good amount of meat toppings but the dough on the pizzas were hard and overcooked. The pizza here was definitely not worth $35 per pie.
Delivery here was frustrating. We chose this place as it was literally 2 blocks from the bar we were at that night. The pizza delivery didn't arrive for 1.5 hour later, as the driver was lost. We spent at least 30 minutes trying to guide the driver.
Overall- disappointed by this pizza shop. Expensive, mediocre pizza, and terrible delivery service.
Beggars can't be choosers.
And when it's past 3 in the morning and you're looking for something, anything to eat, well, this place gets the job done.
What's the catch? It'll cost you. Oh yes sirree, it will. At a whopping $5 a slice, this has to be the most expensive "reheat-and-eat" pizza I've ever had.
While it was slightly depressing to be paying top dollar for food that had likely been sitting in a glass case all night, I have to admit that the pizza was pretty good. Crispy crust, good distribution of cheese, tomatoes, and basil. A generous helping of roasted garlic from the jar in front did wonders for the pizza.
I find it's best to just enjoy the food for what it is and try not to think that with the four slices that we had equaling $20, an entire pie from Lucali would have been $24….oh well….